Cost of living comparison
Apia is 4.3 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Apia instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 9.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN184
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN137
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN213
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN108
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN277
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN625
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN634
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
?? |
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN205
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN89
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN614
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN153
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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